Benson, Ezra Taft

Albert S. Herlong, Jr was a US Representative for the 4th district in Florida from 1967-1969. On Jan 10, 1963 he read to the house by the request of a Mrs. Nordman a list of “Current Communist Goals,” this list was taken from a book called, “The Naked Communist,” by Cleon Skousen. If you would like to see a complete list, you can find it at: http://rense.com/general32/americ.htm. I am only going to list of few of them here to open …

I have recently been reading a book entitled, “The Constitution: A Heavenly Banner“. This book is a collection of Constitutional relates speeches by Ezra Taft Benson, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr. and Bruce R. McConkie.

The book gets its name from a speech by Ezra Taft Benson given at the Marriot Center at Brigham Young University on September 16, 1986. I would like to talk about this speech, and give what I feel are the bullet points or highlights of the speech. You can get a copy of the speech in HTML, or MP3 format by following …

ONE of the principles that is taught in the Book of Mormon, and in modern teachings is that of, “liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.” (1 Nephi 19:23). Ezra Taft Benson in April of 1984 tells us to: “We urge you to study the Book of Mormon as individuals and families and then to do as the prophet Nephi counseled: liken the scriptures to yourselves so that it will be for your profit and learning.”

To vote or not to vote, that has NEVER been the question. I have always maintained, and will always maintain that voting should NEVER be a question. I care more that you vote, and that you vote for who you believe will do the best job, then you vote the way I WANT YOU TO VOTE. In order for this Republic (and yes, America is a republic), it is important that the population of voters care enough to vote and vote for who they think best aligns themselves with their morals and view points.

I was asked by a facebook friend the following questions on facebook the other day, and it made me think, I did not have a good answer as to why it was so bad, and such a big deal.

Why are we making political hay about the DNC and adding back in the words “in God we trust”? Seriously help me see the value of focusing on it? Clearly we know there are people out there who dont want God in politics and others who do. Grasping to see the value of all the talk.

21 And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.

22 And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none—and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful cchains, from whence there is no deliverance.

Lavrentiy Pavlovic Beria (March 29, 1899 – December 23 1953) was a Soviet politician, and chief of the Soviet security and secret police apparatus under Stalin. By the end of the Great Purge he had become deputy head and subsequently head of the NKVD and carried out a purge of the NKVD itself. Beria was most influential during and after World War II, and immediately after Stalin’s death in 1953, when as First Deputy Prime Minister he carried out a brief campaign of liberalization. He was briefly a part of the ruling “troika” with Georgy Malenkov and Vyacheslav Molotov. However, …